Fish-dressing counter



Feb. 15, 1927.-

1,617,484 R. H. HQLYT FISH DRESSING COUNTER 2 sheets-sheep;

ed Sept. 9. l I I anon doc Feb}: 15, 392? H.- Hon FISH DRESSING COUNTER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Sept. 1925 4 -@E gwimnloz in which isarranged an offal collecting re Patented Feb. 15, 1927.

RAYMOND HENRY HOLT, or DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA.

rIsH-DnnssinG connrnn.

Application filed September 9, 1925. Serial No. 55,337. i

This invention relates to fish dressing counters and it is an object of the invention zoprovide a device of this kind which 1shighly sanitary and which is provided with means for collecting the. offal incidentto the cleansing of a fish. 7

Another object of the invention is to provide ardevice of this kind comprising a tank tank and a dress board and chop block associated therewith together with upstanding back andside walls for the tank and wherein means is provided for directing water over said loack and sidewalls and- V the dressboard and chop block to maintain ban the same ina highly sanitary condition, said water together with the offal and waste mat 'ter' carried thereby being receivedwithin a; removable container arranged within the tank," I

' Furthermore, it is an object of the inven-' tion to provide a device of this kind comprising atank adapted to receive a reinov;

able container together with one ormore- I dress boards and ch-opblocks disposed over.

' '7 the tank and wherein means are provided for directing a flow of water over each of such dress boards and chop blocks to free the same from all offal or waste 'matter inci-" dent to a working operation, said tank also T having arranged therein drain boardsleading to the applied receptacle to'assure prop-- er deliveryther'eto of the water and waste matter carried off thereby. I,

The invention consirts in the details 'off construction and 'in'the combination and In order that my invention may be the betf arrangement of theseveral parts of my improved fi sh dressing counter whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device rendered simpler, less expensiveand otherwise moreconvenien't and advantageous foruse,as Wlll be hereinafter more fully'setforth. i v s .7 t The novel features'of my inventionwill hereinafter bedefinitely claimedi t'er understood, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference tof-the. accompanying drawings, wherein l Figure 1 isa view in perspective illustrating a fish dressing counter constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention; r p Y F1gure2 1s a vlew 1n perspective 'ofva dressing board and chop block as herein ema ployed unapplied;

l igure 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken through the structure illustrated in Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a sectional View taken substantially on the line 44'0f Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a viewin perspective ofthe collecting receptacle unapplied; v a

Figure 6 is a detailed sectional view taken through one of the water pipes As. disclosed in the accompanying draw ings, -T' denotes a tank-'of-requisite dimensions supported by the framing F, said framing including the topside sill 1 and the end sills 2. The rear side sill 1 supports a. back wall 8.and theend sills 2 support the side walls 4; 'Thesewa1ls3 and a may be constructed of any desired material although it is preferred that the inner faces'thereof be glazed; The upper edges ofthe rear and end walls of the tank T are-defined by the in- Wardlydisposed ledges 5 which are adapted to overlie or overlap the adjacent marginal portions of an applied dressing-board and chop block B, the rearrmarginal portion of said board B being engaged with the brackrats-6' carried by the rear-wall? of the tank comprise the dressing board 8 and -af sepa- The dressing board and chop-block'B a rate chop block 9 maintained in desired assembled relationby the. metallic strapsj 1O or the like suitably fixed to the under sunfaces thereof. By this means, the chop block 9' when unduly worn may bereadily replaced when desired; a a

-Tl1e forward 'marginal portion of: the

dressi'ng'board 8 is provided with-outsta-nd-' ing brackets ll'each of" which being "adapt-- cd to be engaged with a headed member 12 orfthe like extending inwardly fronrthef upper portion of the frontwall '14 of'the' V tank T whereby the board B in its entirety is effectively maintained in applied position withf the .forward edges ofthe dressing,

board 8 andthe chop block 9 spaced from" i the front of the front wall 14 of the tank T so that said boa-rdiwill readily drain with- Extending d'ownwardlyi immediately; ad

'ja cent tothe rear Wall 3 at the central portion thereof is anpair. of parallel pipes each leading from a suitable source otw'ater supply and in communication with-each of within eaohi of I the pipes 15 is a control-; ling Valve and in OODlHlUIllOELlZlOIl.Wlt-lIztlIG.

said pipes adjacent the upper andlower margins of the wall 3'rand extending. to. an

I end wall 4 is a branch plpe l6 having down- W-wrdly disposed spraying openings l'l- The. upperr pipe 16i-iscontinued by an extension 18 extending along the :upperportion ofithe. 'si-dei wall 1 1-v s'anrdf having downwardly. .dis-

charging, spray openings 19. -.i Inter-posed lower portionLthereof-vis a valve: control cook 21% 1v r V I The applied boards B are-arrangedatthe ends of th e taink: T. iand ati the top thereof leavinga-i eentrallyyspaced portion -22 below:

which is positioned a collecting receptacle Gisupportedf-by theibottom 23 of the tankrT andiextendingiinwardly.ofthe opposed ends ofitlie appliedtboards B: The wallsiot'i'the collecting receptaoleaG are-formed ofiscreen fabrie or: the ilikeisogth atz when; :the receptacle is removed .fronri the itanleT, ithe Water will 7 readily 1drain-1therefrom and. thus-i leaving 1 within) theia'receptacleiiC only; thebfial :or waste matter. Theiopposite ends'of: the. re-. ceptacle' G are provided with the .handles 24 whereby; the same may be readily removed omappliedia Tris: a 5 drain; board iD, said board substan Arranged-.ateach end-iportiomof the tank tiazlly: bridgingthe spaces between 1 the side wells-1 7; and 1e and having the. upperggp ortion iof the.draiiri. board pivotalliya supported;

' 3 S53Li5255'. foriswinging niov-einentiin awertical directiom :Each of the drain boardsifl). is of V aimWhzlC-ll tiniegit: is preferred that? the boiaii'dsiByibeiremoved. arer ioperation 94101: botlr iofwthe boards; Bi areka-pplied in; working position and the fish placedz'upona dressingboardafi and scaled andithen' placed 7 V uremia choprbloolzi 9::to5 out: thegheadsand gtails iandto-split the fish open .1 V Duringithese operations; waterris V flowi'ngi through a .pipe

l5izanda'its'extensions 161 resulting-int agspray" I I p i 7 portion of; an end walk; sa dzsecon'd ZlIfl'H'IBdi beingethrownaupon-i the: inner 1 faces 7: of: the

A fwa'llsjfiiiand hand ltrayellingdown thereover imtheaforiniofza;filiirniaintainingisuchwalls.

fv v thoroughly-clean: andgwsanitaryz'and also passboard orltboards iB'wand. carry.-v

ing off the oiial or waste matter into the re ceptacle C. It is to be understood that if only one of the: boards-B is in use, the; valve 20. iniione of the pipes -15,is closed. a 1' After. the fish has been split open, a cock 21, is turnedvonl. to Washtheiish during the gutting operation. it is'to be understood, however that the cook :21 is to be opened at anytime it is desired to further wash the jfishiadirecti, i

WVhen it is desired to remove the containersC, the :boards -B1ar-e takenzout andithe drain boards either swung upwardly; or; downwardly sutficientr to, permit the ready. passage-otthe container! From .A the foregoing,

description it:

thought to be obviousstliat: aiislr-dressing;

counter constructed inuaccordancenwith; my inventiorri is par.ticularly;well adapted for use byi'reasoniof :the convenience and'itacilityi withowhioh it: may be :assembled andi-ope'mated; and ,it will also be: :obvious: .thatrmy iue v-entioir is susceptible.- of soineizchaalgeoandl IHQEllfiCfltlOHa, wlthout departingfrom prmerples, and .sprntthereofr andi for; this;

reason I doanotiwish to besunderstood as limiting myself to, the i precise arrangement and formation oi'n the: several 2 parts {he-rein: shown Lina carryingout I myinvention. in iprazce ti'ce-exceptias hereinafter claimedil 7 1. A; counter 'ofzthe-Q class deseribeclrconi-i prising a; tank, upstanding;.backieand'i side walls carriedtherebywanddisposedabove the'i tank proper; dressinghhoard chop,

block, Jmea'ns- 01? supporting the'agsamew over w the upper portion of'fthe tankya pipedeade ing froin' a source-of: water; supplyzexterrde 7 ing downwardly of theback wall to apoint ingclosepjroxiniity 'to stheitaaik; pipessinicommunication with thewfirst inaanedizpipe and extending along;Z the upper: and 210F761? pore;

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tions' of, thee back: Walk-the upper; of said secondinamed pipes extending; al-ong: the. ups peri portiono'of an;end;-wall,2saidi second na ned plpes be ng openings 7 2: A" counter of'thei class; described prising; 3a tank, upstanding; back me side walls carried thereby and idisposed above! the tank. proper, air-dressing; board aindlchopg block, 1nea11s--f0r supporting the-sa thev upper portion of: the tank, p i-pe; lead-5 Vin-g fromra 1 source of}: watersupply extending-downwardlyof: the back wall --to:- avpoint, in \closeproximity tothe tank, pipes in zoom-r munication with s the? first i n'ainedi pipe-,- and V provided with-: spray;

e ctending alongz the} upper and lower per-1 tions, o-f-the. back wall, the upper' oi saidisece is ond .nained pipes extendingialong:thdauorber pipes being provided with spraympening 7 eluding a frame, side and back walls extending upwardly at the ends and one side of the frame, a tank Within the frame below said Walls, a dressing board and chop block supported Within the tank at the upper end thereof and having their inner edges spaced from each other and disposed upon opposite sides of the central portion of the tank, means for directing a flow of Water over the Walls and the dressin board and chop block, a collecting receptac e Within the tank, inclined drain boards extending inwardly from each end of the tank and discharging intothe receptacle, and means for movably support- 1 5 ing said drain boards. 1 In testimony WhereofI hereunto affix my signature.

' RAYMOND HENRY HOLT. 

